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The Towering Inferno

1974 film directed by John Guillermin
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Summary

The Towering Inferno is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,179 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[4]
  • Director: John Guillermin[5], Irwin Allen[6]
  • Screenwriter: Stirling Silliphant[7]
  • Composer: John Williams[8]
  • Movement: New Hollywood[9]
  • Genre: disaster film[10], drama film[11], thriller film[12], action film[13]
  • Based on: The Tower[14], The Glass Inferno[15]
  • Cast member: Steve McQueen[16], Paul Newman[17], William Holden[18], Faye Dunaway[19], Fred Astaire[20], Susan Blakely[21], Richard Chamberlain[22], Jennifer Jones[23], O. J. Simpson[24], Robert Vaughn[25], Robert Wagner[26], Susan Flannery[27], Sheila Allen[28], Jack Collins[29]
  • Producer: Irwin Allen[30]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[31], Warner Bros. Entertainment[32]
  • Director of photography: Fred Koenekamp[33], Joseph F. Biroc[34]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[35]
  • Commons category: The Towering Inferno[36]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[37]
  • Review score: 6.6/10[38], 68%[39], 69/100[40]
  • Color: color[41]
  • Country of origin: United States[42]
  • Publication date: December 14, 1974[43], March 3, 1975[44], March 6, 1975[45], 1974[46]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[47]
  • Narrative location: San Francisco[48]
  • Filming location: San Francisco[49], 555 California Street[50], Pacific Heights[51]
  • Film editor: Harold F. Kress[52], Carl Kress[53]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[54], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[55], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[56], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[57], Academy Award for Best Production Design[58], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score[59], Academy Award for Best Sound[60]
  • Title: The Towering Inferno[61]

Why It Matters

The Towering Inferno has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

What awards did The Towering Inferno receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3] and Academy Award for Best Film Editing[4].

Related Entities

Dabney Coleman Faye Dunaway film Fred Astaire Jennifer Jones John Williams O. J. Simpson Paul Newman Richard Chamberlain Robert Vaughn Robert Wagner Steve McQueen Susan Blakely United States William Holden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Box Office Mojo. wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . IMDb. movie-locations.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . movie-locations.com. movie-locations.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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